moses



E. MUSES.

VEHICLE SEAT.

APPUCAT'ON FILED OCT- 25.1911. 1 3136 ,498 a. latenmi J mm 10, 919.

E. Q. MOSES.

VEHICLE SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED OCT 25, 1911.

1 3Q6,498. Patented J une 10, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

, UNITED srnrns PATENT OFFICE.

EDMUND QUINCYMOSES, or new YonK, n. Y, essionon or QNE HALF T0 WILLIAM 1e.

nnnnonn, or PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY.

VEHICLE-SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 10, 1919.

2b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND QUINCY Moses, a citizen of the United States, residing in New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle beats, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in the construction and arrangement of seats for passenger carrying road vehicles especially applicable to automobiles. The principal object of the invention is to provide a seat construction adapted to conveniently accommodate two or more passengers. In vehicles intended to carry more than two persons, it is customary to provide a drivers seat and a seat in rear thereof adapted to accommodate a plurality of passengers, one or more of whoni may be to a certain extent isolated from the drivers seat and not within convenient distance for conversation. F or instance, in a five passenger automobile where there are seats for two persons in front, and three persons in rear, if'the automobile is occupied by only three persons, the third person will be obliged to utilize the conventional rear seat of the automobile by himself. The present invention, therefore, provides seating means for an occupant adapted to be brought into proximity to the drivers seat thereby ali'ording an opportunity for socia bility and conversation. The invention is equally applicable to all seating arrange ments where analogous conditions may arise.

Another object of the invention is to provide a body and seat construction of the class described which is comparatively simple and inexpensive, and which in no way detracts from the appearance or seating space of the automobile. Y e

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of an auto1nobile body showing a seat construction embodying one form of the present invention, the movable portion of the rear seat being shown in its normal position by solid lines,

and in one' of its intermediate positions by dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the movable portion of the rear seat moved forwardly into the aisle between the front seats.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view through the rear portion of the automobile body.

Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical sectional view through the same. 7

Corresponding and like parts'are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Specifically describin the embodiment of the invention illustrated by Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, the reference character A designates the body of the vehicle which is of the conventional design, being provided with the usual doors 1 for passage to and from the vehicle body. The front seat 2 of the vehicle is divided into two sections 2" which are separate and laterally spaced apart to form an aisle between the same for passage to and from the rear seat 4 of the vehicle.

The rear seat 4 is divided intd three prefof the rear seat so as to form substantially a continuous front seatas illustrated by Fig. 2 of the drawing. It will be noted that when the rear seat section 5 is moved into the position indicated by dotted lines on Fig. 1,the aisle 3 forms adequate foot space for the occupant of the seat section 5.

Any suitable means may be provided for adapting the central section 5 0f the rear seat to be moved longitudinally of the vehicle body, although in the present instance the corners of the section 5 of the rear seat are shown as provided with rollers 6 which pass through parallel slots 7 in the bottom of the vehicle body and engage longitudinal tracks 8 ;which are secured to re underside of the bottom of the bed slotted plates 8 iwi {1g :tirrange; u" er the slow 7' and gaging iiH-i tops aim 11,150,113 210 prment ti 0 sauna from ban 0.115221] 3 \llilhihibwn 12mm (afi- Cgi em; Mick and forth imo its; val-inns 9151- im'is. I

Numrmzs CORSZ L'i'HCi iOHS van be utiiizwi for locli'in. real 3 vi. swizion 43- in any of the pnsi 'muis mm which ii; is iiitfignuli tn be R-lQVQ-d; 1.i';.i1( i1gh only 011-4: wossibiu iii-rangesim'wn on the, dim/h1g5, this being nosed rock siuiit mus arrow the. scat. seamen 5) ilm (ends the )i being juuiiniiivd if/he is 0i aha Sh 1 z zuu'imi. fan 04- comm-s ("um i sown-ed in) iii rock shaft 5) "nu-1.? wail of its ink, said minis bu- .n'rmm (L. by cccs'ntiiii- .siimpz-s 3.3 which 1 the. impel ends 01 vcri'ivziiiy (2 5510i. 16 in thaw ,irrmi", 012* Hm sent, sovtinn and the outer and. of mini, icvm, being pm notches in. a.- seginentni locking secured, to Mm im'iei" side of the HiXfQiUl'l 5 :40 to lock the ppm. m inwer position. adapted in bn-i' iia'i'mi by Mm i5, and. up; 5w shaft. .4) muse :1 Wri'ivni mow .i (ifigs 1:5. When thc iw- Mic, damping mmm MUMPS the siotilmiphites iiily uizrmpmi iivi'wwn the ruliv'i's 3 0n tin? seumuvi iim and the (:iumpjng dog's in affect, the snail sax-Him is rigidly :hm'ipud to (is plains S. Yi'imn Hi0. im'vr is raised. upwardly to iihv. limitof ii}? muvw a clamping dug-i aim i'ihifirii by iim ($211115 16 so 21.; to clean the giizites 8. tiiils' aiimviug Hm scat sex {ion to be misii x mm'v i. With this ZiIiISiTiW' .011 i! will in: obvious that; when fun! 01* more pun-mus are riding in time \(Piiil'ifi iiiustmiimi by Fig. 1 in -iin- Giusivethe mantra i'QfiTiU'Yl 5 i zgvnientwithiflie inracks 8 when iiim'ing I win not Wish in be limited (ihcmm, wince the u, can'mntimiaai izitcl'i 17' adaptedare in Hie; positimi indi- MSGESAJEE Wiil be locked by the cams 10 and vizmiping dogs 12 in its l'iormllposition bvtwwn iiiv and sections 4. of izhe rear seat, x'vhiic wiwn wily three persbns :u'u riding the suction J; :an be waved into any pmition be?" 'eun tin. rear seat and. fi'imig seat, such as that; indin'itcd by drjtted lines on Fig. Ii, or the position infliuuted by solid. linens; on F With i511: section 5 located. in eithov m ho i wo izlsi iimnticmcd posifions the. third. person i5 in ijmich with and easy hearing iiismncu of the. Ci'iiVOl" of. the vehicia and the other cicuupn-ntz of the iii-out scat, suflmt he will in)? be in any manner isolafied, would. be the (2150 were; he c0mpc1led to ride alone in (he rim seat-03f the'cmzvenizioimi touring car.

i/Vl'iii cer tziin. prcfit'mrable embiiniimimts in? the invantian aria ilhisu'iited to show the :13 p $2,250.11 015 the principles of my invention ii'wenbion is Susceptibia of minimum modifivi'itioiis and it is my desire to cow-.1: in'rmiiy the; principles 0 :ifQiiiit; may i he embsdied.

ihvii'i. thus. ds$crihefl the. invention, Win 1' Lciuimns new anal das'ire to secure. by Letters ft zitent, ji s I I 1. in which 055 $11!} class desciibefi a. permanent front mm, 1 ruminant reareiat suctiun, and. a. movable, seat. Section adal ted f0 be made s; 03: either of said seats.

' '2. In in vehicle of iihfiifilil-SS dcscribecg'lai'r axially spasm} front semis, .iatemlly spaced. IQIH' [522.25, and :irznovabie seiiiii section uuzipt ed in be 'movgd interchmigeuble between either the laterally spaced fmui; 02'. the 11m ally spaced. rear 1 3, In a. arr-hick, 0:4. the class clescribsci, a. iim'fvel s seat, :1- mm 38m, manually spaced friym saiaiixdfzivefis seat mini cnmprising fluraiiby (if secisions normaiiy constituting a subsimlizia-ily voniimmus rem sent, and mmms fur mmmting 0m of said secizzimls whereby it may be moved iowaml and away fromthe drivmVs seafi.

111 :2 Vehicle of ihe 05:15:"; described, a. drivexrs seat, a. seat located. in the rear of said driv'ers seat and. 001m fixing a plurality of sections aacii inciuding'a at pertimi and u. batik portion, said sectimis normally cm? Silitililil a. subs'gantiaiiy conixinuous rear seat, a tmk the which; bnfiy, means fozz 'mounting mm of smioi Sm?) sections 011 said firm-k 11 az eb'y it. may be move-ii towimi or away fmm said. front s ant, and means seaming said nuiwabie. seat SQL'ZtjO trim r 5. In :1. vehieie 0f the class (iesvc "i haii, tw'n supa M151 and him-ally symmi mi-ii, se2..s,'.a rumwizi; nom'miiy spaced from frmit, sea}; and comprising a. phu'nllty' 0f sevtui ms, one 0 5 which is in ziiinm'rgant with Hie. spin-.0. imm vcen the. frimt seats, 11m nwzms whereby said sucti. in in :iiinement with the. spam. be tween they from sszyts cam in moved. from ifs i in adjusted p0si- F the invention in \vhnfinvei'.

pun

zmrnmi pcsitiozia w 8116 adjacent in a which the class deseribed, fiat-- and Y spaced front 591m and a rear seat n v pacerl "5. fmnt 21M 115," 011% of 5.01% 0f the rhea: describad v mm iatemfiy spaeed 10m seam-s, a

win we spate bes; new i seats mm m ahnsme aid. if"

r v j! u may: Sam Wilt any 1% may me moveu 1 nommi pom. to 0m adgaceni;

spaced which of the (lass desurlbe iatfront seats, m" ntialiy equal #610 the space b0 C I d @011; seat? and adapted normally pcsition. in rear of saidfiont saats, and means for mount fixefmm (2f the: vilici-ia thfil? seat of a,

1mm 323,1; capabiz: 0f

inwapewssns, v mme & drivms semi a. passe abile than t amwuzmaion mall's.

3:30.11 5m pass: @1011 0:5 imt m av, pm; m SlfiUSiXfiililiiL Wit the fixed 3901 1011 of said swab :1 p081 tipn in subsianaial alinement with mid ai; 0116 sides sf the drivers seat, and means my securmg said mmvabie en in. either 035 said pfisztam g 

